Deribit faces $11 billion Bitcoin options expiry on October 30
CIE News ·
Based on reporting by Decrypt; not yet independently confirmed.
Around $11 billion in Bitcoin options are scheduled to expire on Deribit on October 30, with roughly 86% of the contracts currently out of the money.
About $11 billion in Bitcoin (BTC) options contracts are scheduled to expire on Deribit on October 30, 2026, Decrypt reported. The expiry comprises roughly 135,000 BTC across 88,700 call contracts and 46,500 put contracts, representing around one-third of the exchange's open Bitcoin options interest.
The put-to-call ratio stands at 0.52, meaning call contracts outnumber puts by nearly two to one. According to Deribit data, roughly 86% of the expiring contracts are currently out of the money at prevailing price levels near $81,500, with settlement at that mark projected to move about $130 million.
Deribit metrics indicate the max pain price is positioned at $78,000. Open interest shows the largest call concentrations placed at strikes of $95,000 and $100,000, while the primary put concentration sits at $70,000.
Key facts
- $11B notional value
- 135,000 BTC in contracts
- 0.52 put-to-call ratio
- 86% out of the money